| Show Big Bait Catches Big Fish Big fish are not lured into little ponds by little bait And big bands don't come to little universities for penny If big bands came to Junior Proms at a reduced rate or if the University of Utah had the money to put on the dancers at our first postwar prom might be dancing to the music of a name After trying as every other prom chairman has tried every to attract a name band to the Utah Wilson gave Her explanation of her failure is in some respects an old of came financial cost of a really good band is so high that it is entirely out of the reach of our prom Miss Wilson explained this she has a She suggests that the administration appropriate a special fund to the prom committee for the sole purpose of obtaining a name The only funds for the prom come from ticket plus a donation from each of the four This money is quickly drained away by costs of decorations and favors as well as Federal really big time Miss Wilson pointed have name bands for their proms only because their administrations back their efforts with monetary A California college receives for this The University of Utah's total donations add up to Increasing the number of tickets to be sold might Miss Wilson but here the problem of accommodations The Union building cannot accommodate many more than 1200 at a she pointed The university's unbending rules governing school dances don't help the problem Dances cannot be held on a night before a regular school so that leaves Friday or Saturday nights the time when a big name band has its big city As last year's chairman found this is a rule that is firmly When Henry Busse could be obtained for a low rate only on a week the administration refused to the Argument didn't according to Joy Still another solution a deal with Jerry Jones for one of the name bands that contract for Rainbow engagements seems to be out Two years ago the prom chairman advertised that a big name band would going on a promise that was broken at the last Later attempts to arrange a deal of this sort have met with even quicker Miss Wilson Baiting the hook is a Do we want a name band enough to buy the And do our prominent alums care enough to help us cast for the big Apparently J. B. |
